Latest DIY Project

I just finished this cute little kids picnic table this week.

I just love this website, and plan to build a more things from it. I had never built anything before, and although the stuff I've built has not been perfect (I feel like, as a beginner, I'm entitled to a few flaws in my projects), it has all turned out pretty well. And it's a lot of fun!

Teichert Family Weekend

The weekend of April 10th, we were able to spend Saturday night and Sunday with my family. We stayed the night with Tami and Casey in Star Valley, where the kids had a great time playing and having a sleepover with Tel, Kimball, and Owen.

The next day after church, we headed on to Rexburg to attend Sedona's baby blessing. We got there a little early and had a wild time at Vi and Austin's apartment. We had fun holding Sedona,

beating on Tyson,and just having fun! (Love the happy faces in this pic.)
The blessing was beautiful, the food was incredible, and it was so much fun to visit with family. My parents now have 7 cute grandkids!

Connor's Room

Connor's room has transformed very slowly over the past month or so. Once Mylie moved out last fall, he decided that he just wasn't into the little cowboy/cowgirl theme and wanted a sports bedroom. It is finally finished! I was able to do it with very little expense, since we kept the wall color and color scheme the same. Just a few new decor items, and viola--my sporty little guy has his dream bedroom.

This fun gallery was created with a clearance clock ($5), some $2 frames, and Connor's favorite pictures cut from Sports Illustrated.

Connor wanted a trophy shelf, so we just did a simple one and kept his name letters from the room already.
I took his toy box that I had painted red and stenciled cute little cowboy boots and hats onto when he was a baby--stripped it, repainted and used some wallies to turn it into a sports box where he keeps all his sports equipment.

For a final touch, I used my limited sewing skills to sew this fun little window valance.

Spring Cleaning???

Is raking or shoveling deer poop included in your spring cleaning? Since we have a herd of deer that sleeps on our lawn all winter long, we don't even have a square foot of grass that is free from the evidence.Good thing we have such a wonderful helper!

Oh, how we love this cute little poop scooper!!

March . . . is it really already the 20th?!?

March is really getting away from me. Maybe because I've been out of town for so much of it. Here's a little rundown.


The first weekend in March, Tony and Connor headed to Cody for regional basketball for Tony's team, and Mylie and I went to Casper for the weekend to watch my little sisters, Olivia and Tessa, play in their state tournament. We met up with Tami, Violet, and their adorable babies and all spent the weekend together. Mylie loved the swimming, the shopping, and the baby holding, and endured the basketball games. She even paid enough attention to know who was winning at various points in the games.

Mom and Daughter weekend

The cute babies that came with us: Sedona (Violet's) . . .

and Owen (Tami's).

Cokeville had an outstanding tournament and ended up winning it all! I was so excited for them! Now all my sisters have won a state championship in basketball. (I'm allowed to brag about others, right?)

Coach (Dad) and Scorebook keeper (Mom)

Crazy Tessa--This girl had an outstanding game in the semi-final, scoring 18 of the team's 32 points, including 4 critical three-pointers. Guess all the years of summer shooting paid off when it mattered most!

Livi shooting free throws in the championship game. She's a senior this year, and she sure went out with a bang, scoring 22 points in her final game and getting the state title to go with it!

Proud dad with his baby girls. He has now coached 6 state championship basketball teams.

The following Wednesday after school, we loaded up the van and headed back to Casper--this time to watch the 3A/4A state basketball tournament with our whole family. I didn't take any pictures there, but all three kids had a great time. They loved staying in the hotel for three nights, spending just a little time in the mall, eating the "special" treats and things I brought along, eating out once a day, going to the park, going swimming THREE TIMES, and going to 12 basketball games over the three days. They were all so good. Even Mariah does great in the gym. As I realized that she had just endured 12 games in three days, I started wondering how many basketball games she had been to in her life. She was priviledged to be born just in time for basketball season and so she has now had three seasons and I estimate . . . . about 90 games! Crazy, I know. I can't even begin to figure out how many games Connor has been to--most likely over 300.

We got home late last Saturday night from that trip, and acquired three extra children early Sunday morning, who stayed with us until yesterday morning while their parents were on vacation. My sister-in-law, Angela's, kids are really comfortable at our house, and the kids get along great, so it really wasn't that big of a deal. All except for the fact that I was gone for two days in the middle of that for choir tour with the high school choir. I play the piano for the group and volunteered myself to babysit before I knew when the tour was. Oops! But Tony picked up the slack, taking a personal day to stay home from school, getting them all to bed at night, and then having them all ready in the morning to go to another of his sister's house for the day. How I love that man! He is amazing.

Last night, we finally just relaxed a bit, enjoying some good food (tortilla soup--yum!) and some college basketball. Whew! And now I'm not planning to leave town for a good couple of weeks. Although life is busy at times, I wouldn't have it any other way. And finally, to end this post, a typical couple of minutes in the Micheli home for those who are interested. (Connor doing something extreme, Mylie coloring, Mariah being silly, Mom looking busy, and Dad enjoying it all.)

Preparing for the MADNESS

Connor stayed busy over the weekend, preparing for the upcoming NCAA tournament. He made a poster-sized bracket for our house, so we can stay on top of every single game's outcome. Then, since he is so generous (or possibly because he is OBSESSED with brackets), he made three more and gave them away to his grandparents and two families of cousins. Now if they'll just hurry up and tell us who gets to play, we can have some fun with this. Selection Sunday can't come fast enough for one 7-year-old I know!

Carefree

I grew up on the ski hill. My dad was in the ski patrol, and if he put in x number of hours each year, our family could ski for free! It was always important to him that we skiied, so he always put in the hours. And I LOVED skiing! Then, it was all about the rush--going fast, hitting jumps, telling your friends all about the "major air" you got, etc.

Now that I'm an adult, don't have any ski patrol connections, and have to pay full price, I don't ski very often. But this year, my dad paid for a day of skiing for Tony and I as a Christmas gift, and so I ended up going twice. And oh, how I wish I could go more! I don't do any crazy tricks on jumps anymore, however. I often say that a mom with broken bones isn't much of a mom, so I play it safe. But I still LOVE skiing! I cannot believe the complete carefree feeling that I get up there on the top of a mountain, sun shining down on glittering snow, breathing the freshest, crispest air anywhere. I completely forget about what needs to be done tomorrow, or about any other worries and just live in the moment.